Eagles to retain Pederson, Roseman, per report

By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Philadelphia Eagles don't plan to make any dramatic organizational changes on "Black Monday," per a report. 

According to Zach Berman of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the three most important people in the team's power structure — head coach Doug Pederson, executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman and vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas — all will remain with the organization in 2017:

The Eagles will retain coach Doug Pederson, executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman, and vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas in 2017, according to a team source.

Pederson, who led the Eagles to their second consecutive 7-9 season in his first season at the helm, was a mixed bag in his first season as a head coach. Pederson displayed a much better ability to connect with the locker room than his predecessor, but often seemed to ask too much of rookie quarterback Carson Wentz and mismanaged key early season divisional matchups against the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. 
 
Still, any thought of firing Pederson would have been laughable. The jury may still be out on how good of a coach he will end up being, but he coached well enough to earn a second season, one where he will hopefully have more offensive talent to work with. 
 
Douglas, who was hired in May, will be with the organization for a full offseason for the first time. How much sway he has over who the Eagles ultimately sign and draft remains to be seen. 
 
Roseman remains the most interesting figure in the organization. After losing his title of general manager prior to the 2015 season, Roseman essentially reclaimed all the same powers of being a general manager last offseason, in an organization thin on talent evaluators. 
 
The 41-year-old Roseman seems to have hit big on both trading for Wentz and landing a first-round pick in return for Sam Bradford, but the team still has other glaring holes. Wentz needs to be surrounded with better receiving talent, while defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz needs to be given more talented cornerbacks, a pass rusher and linebackers outside of (or inside of) Jordan Hicks. 
 
For what it is worth, Howard Eskin of 94 WIP speculated prior to the Eagles hiring of Pederson that owner Jeffrey Lurie was likely to give Roseman two seasons of leeway before making a decision on the long-term direction of the front-office. Whether two is the exact number or not, this would seem to be a defining offseason for Roseman. 
 
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